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Glossary
Dowel (v) (Nagelen) To fasten the underwater strakes to the frames with wooden dowels (treenails or trunnels).
(Es(se)) The top of the upper beam of the beakhead, ending in a carved curl above the lion’s head, to which the forward ends of the railings of the beakhead are attached.
Fair, dub off (v) (Slechten) To make the surface of frames fair by dressing it smooth, to create an even surface for faying planks.
Fashion piece (Rantsoenhout) Piece of compass wood that formed the curved outline of a flat tuck. The fashion piece ran from the ends of the wing transom to the sternpost.
Filling strake (Breegang, schut-vulling, vulling) Planks between the gunports, also between two wales.
Floor, floor timber (Buikstuk) Lowest part of a frame, lying across the keel.
Forecastle (Bak) The fore part of the upper deck where the crew performed some of their daily duties; the forecastle was covered by the forecastle head.
Forecastle head (Bak, bakdek) The deck covering the forecastle.
Foremast (Fokkemast) The mast closest to the bow on ships having two or more masts.
Foremast step (Fock-spoor) A half-moon- shaped piece of wood in which the foremast is stepped.
Frame (Spant) A construction unit consisting of one floor timber, two bilge futtocks, two futtocks, and two top timbers.
Futtock (Oplang) Lower vertical part of a frame.
Futtock rider (Steunder) A heavy vertical timber running from bilge to upper deck on top of the ceiling, reinforcing the hull between gunports.
Galley (Kombuis) The compartment of a vessel where food is prepared.
Garboard stern rabbet (Streek) The part at the foot of the sternpost that was chopped off to receive the lower- most planks. This feature was characteristic of Dutch shipbuilding.
Garboard strake (Kielgang, zandstrook) The first strake, fitted in the rabbet on both sides of the keel.
Gin block, shear tackle block ( Jein-blok ) A block with three or more sheaves, used when hoisting the stem and stern.
Grapnel (Dreg) An anchor with four flukes, used in sloops and boats.
Grating (Tralieluik) A type of hatch cover consisting of short pieces of wood athwartship on which battens are nailed in a way that the spaces between them admit air and light.
Groove (Borst) The faying face or table of a scarf.
Gun carriage (Rolpaard) Wheeled mounting for a gun.
Gunport (Geschutspoort, poort) Opening in the ship’s hull through which a gun can be fired.
Gun room (Constapelskamer) Aft part of the lower deck where the master gunner had his quarters.
(Hackebord) A carved plank in the stern gallery that supported a cover.
(Haertje) A valve inside a pump; it kept water from flowing back into the ship.
Halyard (Val ) A rope for hoisting or lowering a yard. Hance (Gilling) A step created where the railing of the
ship dropped to a lower level.
Hance piece (Gilling, gillinghout) A carved piece, often with curved lines, that filled the hance and produced a more finished look.
Hatch (Luik) An opening in the deck.
Hatch beam (Merker) The removable part of a deck beam, placed in the main hatch to support the two grids covering the hatch. The topside was grooved to drain water to the sides.
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